Table TDI-41. Gender distribution of new and all clients entering treatment in 2004 or most recent year available in all types of treatment centres – Part (i) Gender ratio (ratio of males to females) among new clients

Country

Year

N. of clients

% Male

N. Males

% Female

N. Female

Male/female ratio

Belgium

(1)

1999

4826

73.0

3523

27

1303

2.7

Czech Republic

 

2004

4600

67.0

3082

32.7

1504

2.0

Denmark

 

2004

1696

76.7

1301

23.3

395

3.3

Germany

 

2004

13204

82.0

10827

18

2377

4.6

Greece

 

2004

2162

84.2

1820

15.8

342

5.3

Spain

(2)

2002

17228

85.0

14644

15.0

2584

5.7

France

(3)

2003

7208

80.0

5766

20

1442

4.0

Ireland

(4)

2003

2178

77.0

1677

23.0

501

3.3

Italy

 

2004

34308

88.0

30191

12

4117

7.3

Cyprus

 

2004

227

89.4

203

10.6

24

8.4

Latvia

 

2003

438

76.0

333

24

105

3.2

Lithuania

 

2004

425

84.7

360

15.3

65

5.5

Luxembourg

 

2004

44

59.1

26

40.9

18

1.4

Hungary

 

2004

5655

72.0

4072

28.0

1583

2.6

Malta

 

2004

167

80.2

134

19.8

33

4.1

Netherlands

 

2004

4785

78.0

3732

22.0

1053

3.5

Austria

(5)

2004

847

75.0

635

25.0

212

3.0

Poland

(6)

2003

6697

76.0

5090

24

1607

3.2

Portugal

(7)

2003

5023

84.0

4219

16.0

804

5.3

Slovenia

(8)

2004

526

75.9

399

24.1

127

3.1

Slovakia

 

2004

1045

80.7

843

19.3

202

4.2

Finland

 

2004

735

69.8

513

30.2

222

2.3

Sweden

 

2004

1413

65.0

918

35.0

495

1.9

United Kingdom

(9)

2004

29865

72.0

21503

28.0

8362

2.6

Bulgaria

 

2004

667

84.0

560

16.0

107

5.3

Romania

 

2004

710

78.0

554

22.0

156

3.5

Turkey

 

2004

600

90.5

543

9.5

57

9.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

2004

147279

79.8

117470

20.2

29796

3.9

Notes:

Data were not available for: Estonia and Norway.

(1) Last data available refer to 1999.

(2) Last data available refer to 2002.

(3) Data on treatment demand referred to the annual census on clients in treatment carried out in November 2003.

(4) Last data available refer to 2003.

(5) Data refer to clients in substitution treatment only; figures for opioids as main drug and injecting use are 100 %.

(6) Last data available refer to 2003.

(7) The total number of clients is available for 2003. No data available for 2004.

(8) Data refer to outpatient treatment centres and prison.

(9) Data relate to the period from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004 for UK. 

See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page.

Sources:

2005 Reitox national reports - Standard Table 3 See [Table TDI] for details on sources

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